We need a "true" toggle water control option

[River]

We have a momentary and a toggle command to bind for water injection. 

Toggle only works when pressed after / together with the momentary. Only then it locks the toggle for water injection. 

Nobody has a on off switch on the throttle thumb area, so we need a true button toggle for water in the P 47.

Edited September 28, 2021 by River

[grafspee]

I have

[Brigg]

Yeah same. Although I use the pinky switch on the left throttle of the warthog as that is the boost lever in the config I have

Edited December 1, 2021 by Brigg

[LeCuvier]

I thought it could be done with the MIC hat on my throttle, but that switch cannot activate two contacts at the same time.

So I just bind the APU Start switch on my TM WH throttle to "Water injection". That switch stays in the ON position until I flick it back OFF, so I don't need the "Lock" toggle.
Not ideal, but it works.
I did try an addition to "default.lua" and that worked most of the time, but that wasn't good enough.

[grafspee]

I use speed brake switch, it moves forward and stays there

[River]

Jesus, I want it on my thumb button just like the real Aircraft. But most thumb buttons don't work like the RL throttle... simple toggle command would fix this. 

[chris455]

On 12/1/2021 at 4:13 AM, grafspee said:

I use speed brake switch, it moves forward and stays there

So, tell us what commands you program to your speed brake, please.

You need "E" (to depress the button for WI) and "ALT t" (to lock it there). 

How do you do it?

[Lixma 06]

If you're using TARGET all you need is a simple sequence - first press holds the water injection button in; a second press releases it. No need to map a separate 'lock' command. But a dedicated toggle function would be preferable.

 

Edited January 18, 2022 by Lixma 06

[grafspee]

6 hours ago, chris455 said:

So, tell us what commands you program to your speed brake, please.

You need "E" (to depress the button for WI) and "ALT t" (to lock it there). 

How do you do it?

I use warthog throttle, there is a speed brake switch which has hardware toggle behavior, when i move that switch forward it locks in to position so i don't need to hold it, that's it

Edited January 18, 2022 by grafspee

[chris455]

11 hours ago, grafspee said:

I use warthog throttle, there is a speed brake switch which has hardware toggle behavior, when i move that switch forward it locks in to position so i don't need to hold it, that's it

 

Are you using a script, or the GUI?

[Art-J]

^ No scripts, TARGET or any of that stuff required. You just go to control options and assign "Water injection button" command (NOT "water injection button toggle" command) to the forward position of that switch under thumb hat on the right throttle lever (it's button No. 7 If I recall correctly).

Then it works as needed out of the box - push it forward and it stays forward - WI enabled, push it back to neutral - WI turns off. Obviously, it's optimal only for those who asssign throttle to the right lever and boost to the left one.

Granted, users who don't own Warthog Throttle at all will have to find some other solution.

Edited January 18, 2022 by Art-J

[chris455]

Art J et al, thank you, got it working! 

[River]

Just give us a water injection toggle command to use as a button press. 

[_Hoss]

The button has a secondary lock function, I use RSMapper's sequence mode. It's actually a "Chain" event.

I press my speed brake button forward (TMWH) and the first action is press WEP button, 0 ms delay, 500 ms duration. 2nd action is lock the button, 500 ms delay, 500ms duration. When I pull the SPD BRK back it gives a unlock command. 

But none of that works right now because DCS/ED have broken keyboard emulation for me yet again. It's the main reason I've stopped buying aircraft modules from them.